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SOMEDAY STORIES: SIX FILMS BY EMERGING YOUNG FILM-MAKERS FROM AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

21 August 2017

Six short films by emerging New Zealand film-makers go online in August and September 2017.

Each film is a personal take on the theme of sustainability by its director, all of whom are in their 20s.

Someday Stories delves into a broad range of topics: the right to be heard, gender representation, intergenerational compassion, the life of a refugee survivor, taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments used in healing) and resilience in post-earthquake Christchurch.

The film-makers were teamed up with production mentors from the film industry for guidance and support as they made their film.

Their films will go online two per week (Mondays and Thursdays) at Māori Television On Demand and The Wireless from 24 August.

One of the films will also screen at Thecoconet.tv as it is made by a young Pasifika film-maker.

Someday Stories is an initiative of The Outlook for Someday sustainability film project for young people. It is supported by NZ On Air, the New Zealand Film Commission and The Body Shop.

Here is information about each of the six films, including release dates and links to promos, publicity packs and downloadable high-resolution images:

PUORO

Release Date: Thursday 24 August

A story following the journey of Jerome Kavanagh, a young Māori practitioner of taonga puoro (traditional instruments used in sacred, ritual and healing ceremonies) as he revives ancient ancestral practices in our contemporary world.

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The Outlook for Someday in 2017 is based on partnerships between Connected Media Charitable Trust and The Body Shop New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air, Ministry of Youth Development, Department of Conservation (through the DOC Community Fund), Auckland Council, Health Promotion Agency, Toimata Foundation and Weta Digital.